From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 17 16:39:56 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 707A816A420 for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:39:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from se@freebsd.org) Received: from mail.atsec.com (mail.atsec.com [195.30.252.105]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E72213C44B for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:39:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from se@freebsd.org) Received: from mail.atsec.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.atsec.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9C2B7218D9 for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:22:42 +0100 (CET) Received: from [192.168.178.21] (xdsl-84-44-219-180.netcologne.de [84.44.219.180]) (Authenticated sender: se@atsec.com) by mail.atsec.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E0D27214D5; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:22:42 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <478F80CB.3040608@FreeBSD.org> Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:22:35 +0100 From: Stefan Esser User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: nge@cs.hmc.edu References: <20080115201828.GB10076@heff.fud.org.nz> In-Reply-To: <20080115201828.GB10076@heff.fud.org.nz> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recommendation for wireless network card (PCI/USB) X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:39:56 -0000 Andrew Thompson wrote: > On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 11:30:35AM -0800, Nate Eldredge wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> I am looking to get a wireless Ethernet card (802.11g) for my desktop >> FreeBSD box. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has found a card >> that works well. It should be PCI or USB. Ideally, I'd prefer one with a >> fully open-source driver if possible. >> >> The machine in question is running 6.2/amd64, if it makes a difference. >> >> I did some searching, but all the results I found were several years old >> and refer to cards that are not on the market anymore. > > Atheros cards are by far the best supported, see > http://customerproducts.atheros.com/customerproducts/default.asp I just bought an 801.11g PCI adapter for a friends son (who needed WPA under Win98se ;-) Previous experience is with Atheros based cards from Netgear (WG311T) and Gigabyte (GN-WIAG01, IIRC). (Both work well under FreeBSD, BTW.) The adapter I selected looked well made and worked pretty well in the target environment (not FreeBSD, but since it is built round a supported Atheros chip, I'm quite convinced that it will work). I paid some 12 EUR (incl. VAT). Guess that's about US$15 ... The board I bought was the TL-WN651G (with removable antenna), the TL-WN650G is identical with a non-removable antenna and less than 10% cheaper. Links: http://www.tp-link.com/products/product_des.asp?id=13 (650) http://www.tp-link.com/products/product_des.asp?id=17 (651) Regards, STefan